2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 FORD TAURUS ON A SECONDARY ROAD THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, ASSUMING THAT SHE HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE. ON 01/22/07 THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FOR A TIRE ROTATION. AT THE DEALER THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE CONTACT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SEEM RIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO GET THE STRUTS REPLACED. THE ADVISOR HAD WORKED ON FIVE FORD TAURUS WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118000.*AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT LEARNED THIS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIFT, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT BOTH COILS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000 ,AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76000. *AK

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND HEARD VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE REQUIRED REPLACING THE REAR SPRINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FRONT SPRINGS ,AND THAT HE WOULD REPLACE THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,602. *AK UPDATED *JB 04/05.07

2002 FORD TAURUS WITH FRONT SIDE COIL SPRING PROBLEMS**CC THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS OVER IT'S WARRANTY BY 1231, THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT KNOB IN HER 2000 FORD TAURUS (89000 FAILURE MILEAGE), CAME OFF AND WILL NO LONGER STAY ON. THERE IS A RECALL (01V078000) OUT FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED.

2000 FORD TAURUS - WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET NEAR MY HOME, THE REAR SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE AND PROTRUDED INTO THE REAR TIRE CAUSING THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE TO BE DAMAGED. THIS EVENT HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED AND THE CAR WAS STOPPED AS SOON AS THE NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED AND THE DRIVER'S REACTION TIME. AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET AS IT ONLY OCCURRED ONE DAY AGO. I WAS ALARMED WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. OBVIOUSLY THE REAR SPRING DESIGN ON THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE, RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THEY FAIL AT HIGH SPEED. I WAS FORTUNATE COMPARED TO OTHER REPORTS I HAVE READ. *NM

THE REAR LEFT SPRING HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE BOTTOM BY THE SUPPORT. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE. BUT OUT OF CONCERN, I WENT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. ALSO THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT A STABILIZER BAR BOLT WAS MISSING. SO I AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS, STRUTS AND STABILIZER BARS TO THE TUNE OF 1000$. I CAN VERIFY THE EXACT AMOUNT BY RECEIPT. UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T TAKE PICTURES OR SAVE THE OLD PARTS. *NM

DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. BROKEN COIL SPRING HAD A POINTED SHARP EDGE.........COULD HAVE PUNCTURED TIRE. *JB

RECALL ON 2000 FORD TAURUS SE FOR FAULTY COIL SPRINGS WHICH DIDN'T WORK SO HAD TO HAVE MORE WORK DONE WHICH COST $399 AND CUSTOMER WANTS FORD TO REIMBURSE HIM**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THE DEALER DID WAS PUT SHIELDS OVER THE SPRINGS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE SPRINGS. *JB

I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS MODEL SES AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AS RELATED TO THE COIL SPRINGS. TWO YEARS AGO THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING AND I NEARLY HIT A UTILITY POLE. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED BY FORD DEALER. YESTERDAY, WHILE MY CAR WAS AT THE BODY SHOP, THEY NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND IT HAS CUT A GROOVE INTO THE TIRE AND WILL CAUSE THE SAME DANGEROUS ACTION AS THE FRONT COIL DID TWO YEARS AGE. I MIGHT NOT HAD BEEN AS LUCKY THIS TIME, DEPENDING ON WHERE AND AT WHAT SPEED I WAS DRIVING, IF I HAD NOT HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE BODY SHOP AND THEY HAD NOT FOUND THE DEFECT. IT IS AMAZING TO ME THAT FORD MOTOR CORP.,WOULD NOT HAVE RECALLED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS, THE SAME AS THEY DID FOR THE FRONT. THEY ARE BASICALLY THE SAME CONFIGURATION, AND PERFORM THE SAME FUNCTION AS THE FRONT COILS, DID THEY NOT THINK THAT IT WOULD NOT BE THE SAME OUTCOME. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND MOST LIKELY DEATH IN MANY INSTANCES. THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE OWNER IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. I DID NOT KNOW OR HAVE ANY INKLING, IN EITHER CASE, THAT THE SPRINGS WERE BROKE. THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING UNLESS THE CAR IS ON A LIFT, SO IF AN OWNER IS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS OR INSPECTION, IT WOULD MOST LIKELY GO UNNOTICED UNTIL A TIRE BLEW AND PUT THEIR LIFE IN JEOPARDY WHILE ON THE ROAD.